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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1867
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title
Besagno
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Views of Italy
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1665
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/274352

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9.7 × 6.1 cm (3 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, upper left: Besagno
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin to right: W. Hollar fec: 1665 1:
  • watermark: partial armorial topped by a fleur de lys
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 1867

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 1833, Pennington 1095

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1867
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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